as in jealousy
a painful awareness of another's possessions or advantages and a desire to have them too
the green-eyed monster dogged her whenever she visited her wealthy sister
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Recent Examples of green-eyed monster
Users were generous, without the snark of Twitter or any traces of envy, the green-eyed monster that stalks Instagram.
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John Seabrook, The New Yorker, 5 Dec. 2022
Honour the green-eyed monster, allow it some space in your psyche.
—Amy Klein, refinery29.com, 12 Sep. 2022
The green-eyed monster can foster environments where people act dishonestly and undermine, belittle or freeze out their colleagues, or even sabotage their work.
—Lesley Evans Ogden, Discover Magazine, 15 Sep. 2021
John Seabrook, The New Yorker, 5 Dec. 2022
Honour the green-eyed monster, allow it some space in your psyche.
—Amy Klein, refinery29.com, 12 Sep. 2022
The green-eyed monster can foster environments where people act dishonestly and undermine, belittle or freeze out their colleagues, or even sabotage their work.
—Lesley Evans Ogden, Discover Magazine, 15 Sep. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for green-eyed monster
Noun
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Ultimately, jealousy turned into power.—
Jared Weiss,
New York Times,
31 May 2026
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What tends to damage relationships is not jealousy itself, but the inability to acknowledge it honestly.—
Meehika Barua,
Time,
29 May 2026
Noun
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Monday showed why the Middle East’s generational hatreds are so often treacherous for American presidents.—
Kevin Liptak,
CNN Money,
2 June 2026
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More deeply, San Diego’s Muslims have been puzzling over the roots of the hatred that sent two young men into a holy place with the intent to commit mass murder.—
Roxana Popescu,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 May 2026
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“Green-eyed monster.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/green-eyed%20monster. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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